Kharkiv or Kharkov (Ukrainian: Харків, Russian: Харьков) is the second largest city in Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kharkiv Oblast (province), as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Kharkivskyi Raion (
Coordinates:
49°54′60″N 36°18′60″E / 49.91667, 36.31667
Country:
Ukraine
Oblast:
Kharkiv Oblast
Raion:
Kharkivskyi Raion
Founded:
1654
City rights:
August 23, 1654
Government : - Mayor:
Mykhailo Dobkin
Area : - Total:
310 km² (119.7 sq mi)
Elevation:
152 m (499 ft)
Population (2007) : - Total:
1,461,000
Population (2007) : - Density:
4,500/km² (11,654.9/sq mi)
Time zone:
EET (UTC+2)
Time zone : - Summer (DST):
EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code:
61001—61499
Licence plate:
ХА, 21 (old)
Sister cities:
Belgorod, Bologna, Cincinnati, Kaunas, Lille, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Nuremberg, Poznań, St. Petersburg, Tianjin, Kutaisi, Varna
